Lyme Disease – Always Learning.
If you’ve ever been camping or hiking or hunting or had an outdoor pet or gone anywhere near a tree or have a TV or know anyone who fits any of these situations, you’ve probably heard of Lyme Disease....
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Nerd Trash Talk
I headed right up to the lab when I arrived at work this morning, which is a different pattern than I’ve had over the past several weeks. My most recent project has been a long-term study that I’ve...
View ArticleA Sad Day in the Science Classroom
I opened up the Star Tribune to a sad story. From the Star Tribune: Thursday morning, ninth-graders in the second-hour science class at Maple Grove Junior High School had turned their desks toward the...
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6 O’Clock BS: Zen Lab Work
I love doing protein concentration determinations. There’s something calming about calculating dilutions, pipetting precise volumes, being able to trust the objective evidence of the OD280 readings. …...
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Ficoll Fun
Here’s a cool science photo from the lab: What we’re looking at is whole blood that is separating into its various components. Blood is made up of red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) and...
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Lab Life is Rough
Busy lab, limited resources. Everyone wants to use the same equipment. Jeepers. Some days. Image shows the scene from “Finding Nemo” where the crab fends off the seagulls (the ones who yell “MINE!...
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Caution: Water
New labels for the water bottles in the lab. You can never be too safe, kids. Just…perhaps no ingesting in very large quantities, okay? DEIONIZED WATER (DI Water, Pure Water, Dihydrogen Oxide) Target...
View ArticleEureka Moments
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka” but “That’s funny…” —Isaac Asimov (1920–1992). I had a “Eureka!” moment today. An honest-to-goodness...
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Goodbye, Dear Samples.
When in the Course of sample shelf life stability, it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the emotional bands which have connected her with these samples, and to assume among the powers of...
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Bits and Pieces
I am exhausted! Today at lunch I did a 2.5 mile outdoor jog/walk. The weather was nice and the run went quickly. After that I came back to the office and packed up for my first move in eight years....
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